INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Sheriff's deputy resigned after he was accused of showing up drunk for firearms training.

Former Deputy Denton Kitchell blew a 0.16 and a 0.15 for his blood-alcohol content tests after he fired several shots at a firing range for training on Jan. 31, according to the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. The state's legal limit is .08. He resigned before an internal affairs report began, according to a March 13 report.

Kitchell was sworn in at the Sheriff's Office in November 2014.

Other deputies noticed Kitchell smelled of alcohol and was not abiding by instructions during the Jan. 31 training, the report states. He committed "egregious misses" when he fired at the targets, deputies said.

Kitchell initially denied he had been drinking, then told his supervisors he had a couple of bourbons the previous night, the report states. Deputies said they found a bottle of Jim Beam in the trunk of his patrol car; they also found a cup inside the car that smelled of the alcohol brand.

The State Attorney's Office declined to file any criminal charges against Kitchell. The Sheriff's Office submitted charges to prosecutors for driving under the influence and using a firearm while under the influence.

For the internal affairs review, investigators would have looked into six agency violations for Kitchell, including reporting for duty while intoxicated, use of alcohol on duty, untruthfulness, alcoholic beverages on sheriff's facilities and willful neglect.